The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-07-03
Chapter LXyIII.


An act to establish in this state, boards of
health and a bureou of vital statistics
end to define their respective powers and
duties.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH AND BUREAU OF
VITAL STATISTICS
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey, That there shall be In this state a
state board of health to be known as 'iThe
board of health of the State of New Jer-
sey,' which shall be composed of the sec
rotary of state, the attorney general and
the state geologist, as ex oficio members,
and seven persons to be appointed from
time to time as hereinafter directed, by the
governor. each of the appointed members
shall hold cffico for the term of sven
years, and their respective terms of Office
shall he SO arranged that the term of Of
flee of not more than one member shall
expire in any one year; if the cfice of any
appointed member shall for any cause be.
come vacant before the expiration of the
term for which such member was appoint
ed, the same shall be filled by the COVER
nor for the unexpired term only: provided,
however, that whereas a state board OF
health has heretofore been created in this
state and is now IN fact constituted and
organized in the name r hereinbefore pre-
scribed, the members of said board hereto
fore created shall constitute and shall
henoeforth be deemed and taken to be
1.-The board of health of the State of New
jersey" estab ished by this act, that the
appointed members of the said board here
tofore created shall respectively continue
to hold Office as members of the board
established under this act until the ex-
of tho fo,Po for yvb hal, how
originally appointed, and that the secre-
tary and all other officers of said board
heretofore created, shall continue to hold
their respective Offices under this act for
the terms for which they were originally
appointed or elected
2. And be it enacted, That the said state
board shall take cogDjZance of all matters
affecting health and life among the citizens
of this stat, shall make Sanitary investiga-
tions and Inquiries ia respect of the
people, the causes of diseases and es-
peclally of epidemics and the sources of
mortality and the effects of localities, EN-
ploy nents, conditions and circumstances
on the public health they shall also make
Investigations and inquiries into the SAM
tary condition of any state, county, city or
township almshouse. asylum, prison, pen
itentlars, jail, reform school, schoolhouse
VI OtACt HutliC nho VI tCuCAAOulS,
manufactures and workshops the said
state bo~rd shall also COO titute state bu-
reau of vital statistics who shall, as such
b ard, cause to be made such tab liar
classification and such index and tran
scription of the vital facts SHOWN by the
certificates of ma riages, births and deaths
now By law returned to the secretary of
state, as may be useful to the said board or
to the officers thereof in preparing for off
fusi n among the people of the state such
facts as may bear upon public health the
said board shall fix and determine the
amounts to be paid for the classification,
index and transcription above required,
which amounts shall not exceed the sum of
four cents for each certificate returned to
the secretary of state, and shall he paid
cut of the annual appropri atoms made to
sal state beard as hereinafter provided.
3. Aud be it enacted, That the said
bear shall appoint president who shall
call meetings as often as once in three
months and also whenev r 10 his judg-
nj MT it snal be necessary, aud Whenever
requested SO to do by three members of
the board; they shall also ell ct secretary
to rye for term OF five ye rs, no shall
be physician OF at least I've years prac-
lice in this state, who shall also be medi-
cal superintendent of vital statistics, and
VINO shall superintend tie performance of
tue dut es prescribed by Jaw IN relation to
the state board of health and the classii-
carton, index and transcription of vital
facts hereinbefore required TO be made;
the compensation of the said secretary
shall be the sum of twenty-five hundred
dollars per annnm for the services re-
quired of him under the provisions of this
act as such secretary and N dical superiu-
tendent, which sum the tre4sarar OF this
state is hereby authorized to pay from anY
money in the treasury net otherwise ap-
propriated upon warrant drawn by the
said state board of health signed by its
president aud attested by its secretary;
the said state board of health shall also in
the month of December of each year
make report to the governor of their In
vestigatiOns and inquiries for TIE year,
with such commu LEGATIONS and suggestions
concerning the pubic health as they may
deem proper.
A. Aed be it enacted, That the state
board OF health shah have right to cause
a sanitary inspection 10 be made of all
chattels and p rsons ia transportation
through the state, aud OF tile c1rs, boats
and other vehicles i which such chattels
or persons may be transported, and the
said board shall b ave the same right OF Ia
spection, procedure and control In this r.